Thinking about America's defense : an analytical memoir /

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"Lieutenant General Glenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defense policy in the second half of the twentieth century. His 33-year career in the Air Force was followed by more than 20 years as one of the leading analysts at RAND. This volume is not a memoir in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kent, Glenn A., 1915-
Autor Corporativo: Project Air Force (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Ochmanek, David A., Spirtas, Michael, Pirnie, Bruce, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2008.
Colección:Occasional paper ; 223.
Temas:
United States. > Air Force > Officers > Biography.
États-Unis. > Air Force > Officiers > Biographies.
United States. > Air Force
Military planning > United States.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Strategic forces > United States.
National security > United States.
Planification militaire > États-Unis.
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Forces stratégiques > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces > Officers
Generals
Military planning
Military policy
Military readiness > Decision making
National security
Strategic forces
United States > Defenses > Decision making.
United States > Military policy.
États-Unis > Défense nationale > Prise de décision.
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Lieutenant General Glenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defense policy in the second half of the twentieth century. His 33-year career in the Air Force was followed by more than 20 years as one of the leading analysts at RAND. This volume is not a memoir in the normal sense but rather a summary of the dozens of national security issues in which Glenn was personally engaged over the course of his career. These issues included creating the single integrated operational plan (SIOP), leading DoD's official assessment of strategic defenses in the 1960s, developing and analyzing strategic nuclear arms control agreements, helping to bring new weapon systems to life, and many others. Each vignette describes the analytical frameworks and, where appropriate, the mathematical formulas and charts that Glenn developed and applied to gain insights into the issue at hand. The author also relates his roles in much of the bureaucratic pulling and hauling that occurred as issues were addressed within the government."--Publisher's website
Notas:"Project Air Force."
"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833048622
0833048627
1282451057
9781282451056
9786612451058
661245105X

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